The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-10-19
Our Railroads.

The C. & G. road has concluded to reduce the
useless waste of time In the morning at Hodges
from 45 minutes to 80 minutes. For which we
would make due Acknowledgements.
Reports say that the Clyde syndisate has
bought the roads IN South Carolina now oper-
ated by the Georgia Central system.
We hear reports of progress on the g., c. &
y. railway. Track laying will he commenced
at Monroe on the fifteenth OF next month,
and it is predicted that the iron will be laid to
Chester by the first OF January. Two engines
and the necessary cars have been secured.
The road-bed to within six miles Of Chester
has been nearly completed. The location of
the line between Athens and Atlanta is being
definitely settled upon. The work on this
road has not progressed as rapidly as we could
wish. but the outlook is fair.
Talk Of building the Cumberland Gap has
been renewed, and it Is said that Mr.. Scho-
fields son has promised that work will soon
be begun at Aiken, and it asserted that the
road will be finished to Abbeville in little
more than year.
The outlook for the building of the road
from Ninety-Six, by way OF GreenVllle 10
Knoxville, seems to be as favorable as the
most enthusiastic friend Of the great en-
terprise could desire. The elections
in Tennessee and North Carolina have gone
overwhelmingly for subscriptions, aggregat-
Ing sS25, 600. The county of Greenvlle alone
remains to be heard from. II that county
votes for subscription, we think the road
certainty. Greenville is the pivotal point.
Let Greenville do her duty and all will be
well.
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graduation at the prospect OF increased rail-
road facilities. The roads already in exist
ence. it Is believed, will make changes advan-
tageous to the public. The G., G. and N. road
seems to be q reasonable certainty. The pros.
poets are good for the Atlantic, Greenville
and Western, while the Cumberland Gap
gives evidence of life. If we can get all these
roads, Abbeville county will perhaps have
more miles of iron highway than any county
in the State. These roads will put Able
vile village in connection with all points OF
the compass, and although no town In the
State will have q heavier debt than Abbeville'
yet we shall hope to prosper and grow until
our commercial and educational advantages
shall not be surpassed by any town in the up
country.
But let our citizens not count too much on
the railroads. 1t requires individual effort to
build town, and bring prosperity to our
doors. What matters it to us, how many
roads we may have, If we make not the prop
er individual effort to better our individual
circumstances The success OF q town,
as town, is the combined or accumu'
lated successes Of individual efforts. There
has been too much neglect Of the in
terests of the farm, and the vital necessity
for the farmers prosperity has been
too often overlooked. The farm is the
wellspring from which all success must pri-
marily come. We have many individual in.
stances of success at farming, and we ought to
have more. Why is it that one man makes
fifteen bales OF cotton to the horse, while an
other makes but three or four? Why Is IL
that one man can raise his own horses, mules,
cattle and hogs, while his neighbor buys q
part or all Of these?
We do not pretend to undertake to answer
these questions The facts exist, and 1t might
be well for those who buy from the stores ev-
cry thing they use to reflect on these matters.
II the spare time Of our winter months was
devoted to enclosing pastures, and doing 9TH
er necessary farm work good results would
follow. \ few months Of excessively hard Ia
Dor in the spring, will not suffice, and If We
could find profitable employment in the win
ter months we could have reason to hope for
individual and collective prosperity.